Hezbollah-backed candidate set to lead Lebanon cabinet

Joanne98

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Mon Jan-24-11 02:51 PM
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Hezbollah-backed candidate set to lead Lebanon cabinet

Edited on Mon Jan-24-11 02:52 PM by Joanne98

Source: BBC

The candidate of the Shia Islamist movement, Hezbollah, and its allies for the Lebanese premiership has won the backing of a majority of MPs.

Najib Mikati, a US-educated billionaire businessman, was nominated during talks with President Michel Suleiman.

Earlier, caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he would refuse to join a Hezbollah-led coalition government.

The news of Mr Mikati's nomination triggered angry protests across the country by Mr Hariri's supporters.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12267758

Maybe they just wanted to get rid of the billionaire

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Mon Jan-24-11 03:02 PM
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1. Soon to be renamed West Iran. n/t

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Mon Jan-24-11 03:12 PM
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2. Let's wait and see what happens.

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